(a) Clear reference to the fact that the corporation is a close corporation shall appear prominently: (1) At the head of the charter document in which the election to be a close corporation is made; (2) In each subsequent charter document of the corporation; and (3) On each certificate representing outstanding stock of the corporation. (b) The status of a corporation as a close corporation is not affected by the failure of any charter document or stock certificate to contain the reference required by this section.
Maryland Legal Code